The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), has urged the President to set-up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate allegations levelled against Mr Daniel Yao Domelevo, Auditor General by the Board Chair of the Ghana Auditor Service. Mrs Beauty Emefa Narteh, the Executive Secretary of the GACC said Ghanaians deserved to know what the issues were concerning … The post Ghana
Professor Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, Executive Director, Afrobarometre, has advocated for the amendment of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution to reduce the executive powers of the President, as part of efforts to address the “Winner Takes All” syndrome. “And we are not going to get rid of crazy partisanship and Winner Takes All, unless we do a fundamental restructuring … The post Winner
The Supreme Court of Ghana Thursday upheld the electoral victory of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in last December’s presidential polls. The Court in a unanimous decision said the petition brought before it by the candidate of the National Democratic Congress in the December 7, 2020 elections, John Dramani Mahama, to annul the results of … The post Ghana
Stakeholders at the end of a consultative meeting with traditional and religious leaders on ECOWAS Vision 2050, has called on the ECOWAS Commission to establish a permanent Consultative Forum for Traditional and Religious Leaders of member States. The meeting was held from February 25 to 26 at the Ofori Panin Palace at Kyebi in the … The post ECOWAS
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has retired Mr Yaw Domelovo, the Auditor – General from Audit Service following information from the Board of the Audit Service that he reached the compulsory retirement age of 60 on June 1, 2020. A statement issued by Office of the President, on Wednesday, and signed by Nana Bediatuo Asante, … The post Your
A Cape Coast Circuit Court has remanded into prison custody, one Albert Bruce 26, unemployed, who posed as a police officer to dupe 51 people to the tune of GH¢147,000.00 under the pretext of securing them jobs in the public sector. He pleaded guilty to defrauding by false pretenses and the Court presided over by … The post Fake policeman
Prince Adu, also known as Dracula, a notorious armed robber, who was jailed to a cumulative 63 years by a Ho Circuit Court for three robbery offences, has his jail term increased to 90 years, when the court sentenced him to an additional 27 years in hard labour for similar offence. Adu who pleaded guilty … The post Dracula, a notorious armed robber’s
The Judiciary on Wednesday said it welcomes constructive criticisms from the media but they should be devoid of insults. Justice Yonni Kulendi, a Justice of the Supreme Court, said the judges had no problem with the media criticising their decisions but those criticism must be constructive and devoid of personality attacks. “Criticise us, but let’s … The post Criticise
Madam Harriet Thompson has been appointed the new British High Commissioner to Ghana and the non-resident British High Commissioner to Benin. A statement issued by the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, made available to the Ghana News Agency, said Madam Thompson would succeed Mr Iain Walker, who was going for another Diplomatic … The post Harriet
The Appointments Committee of Parliament has recommended 13 out of the 46 nominations of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for ministerial positions, who were vetted in the last few weeks. Of the 13, 10 were approved by consensus and three by majority. Those recommended by consensus are Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo, Minister-Designate for Gender, Children … The post Appointments
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has officially opened investigations into war crimes committed in the Palestinian Territories, Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced in The Hague on Wednesday. Bensouda did not give further details, such as possible suspects, which would be decided at a later date, she said. All investigations “will be conducted independently, impartially and … The post ICC
Mr. Evans Oppong, Communications Manager of Ghana Premier League (GPL) Aduana Stars has said the recent arrest of their player Farouk Adams by the police has led to a decline of morale of the playing body in camp. Adams was arrested by the police after he allegedly knocked down a police officer with a car … The post Arrest of Adams over death
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has described as untrue the alleged falsification of COVID-19 test results by the Institute. One Kofi Acheampong alleged on social media in January this year that the Institute was engaged in falsifying COVID-19 test results. The Institute said although Acheampong’s positive results circulated on social media was … The post Falsification
Mr Stetano Gallini, Managing Director of GHACEM Heidelbergcement Group, a leading cement manufacturing company in Ghana, on Wednesday said the company would continue to adhere to environmental health and safety measures. He said over the years, the company had strictly adhered to safety standards at its plants in Tema and Takoradi with the certification of … The post GHACEM
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Bagbin, on Wednesday said Parliament would require not less than 6,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to carry out the inoculation in the House. He said the 2,000 doses of vaccine allocated to the House was woefully inadequate and that it would require not less than 6,000 doses … The post Ghana Parliament
A first look at the potential effect of stretching limited COVID-19 vaccine supplies has found that just one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was 60 per cent to 70 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic disease in people age 70 and older. That protection started 10 to 13 days after receiving the shot and lasted … The post One shot
The Batsona Police Command on Wednesday arrested some 51 suspected criminals in its operational area following the robbery of a bullion van on Monday, March 1. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Regional Police Command, said the swoop was carried out at the Kotobabi Market and … The post Police arrests
Mr John Allotey, the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, has asked chiefs and community leaders to revive and revise taboos and totemic systems to protect forests and wildlife species. This is because the immense value of forests and forest-dwelling wildlife species is intrinsically linked to the livelihoods of local communities. Mr Allotey made the … The post Forestry
MTN Ghana has appointed four new members onto its Board of Directors after two board members officially stepped down. A statement issued in Accra by Mrs Pala Asiedu Ofori, the Company Secretary, said Mr Kwasi Abeasi and Mr Modupe Kadri stepped down effective March 1, 2021. The four new Board Members are Felix Addo, Chartered … The post MTN appoints four board members appeared
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